EMEA
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Israel Seeks German Missile Boats
Israel’s Defense Ministry is looking for more money to purchase four German missile boats to protect the country’s offshore gas fields. Israel Seeks German Missile Boats for Offshore Protection Israel’s […]
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Gibraltar bag incident
The Foreign Office says it has received assurance from Spain there will be no repeat of the bag-opening incident at the centre of a diplomatic row. Gibraltar bag incident: Spain […]
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Gibraltar diplomatic bag opening
Britain has formally protested to the Spanish authorities after police opened a diplomatic bag at the border with Gibraltar on Friday. UK protest at Gibraltar diplomatic bag opening Britain has […]
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European security and defence policy
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen discussed efforts to strengthen the European Union’s security and defence policy at a meeting of EU foreign and defence ministers on Tuesday. NATO Secretary […]
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UK summons for Spanish ambassador
UK Foreign Office officials have met the Spanish ambassador to raise “serious concerns” about a Spanish ship off Gibraltar after it had conducted more than 20 hours of surveying. Gibraltar: […]
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Spain’s Gibraltar checks lawful
Checks by Spain at its border with Gibraltar did not break EU laws, the European Commission has ruled. But the UK still says the “politically motivated” checks were unlawful. Spain’s Gibraltar […]
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Gibraltar armed stand-off
The UK is to protest to the Spanish government “at a high level” after an armed stand-off in Gibraltarian territorial waters. UK to protest to Spain over Gibraltar armed stand-off […]
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Greek island on migration war frontline
Since August 2012, when the Greek authorities increased controls on the land border with Turkey, the country’s islands have born the brunt of the inflow. Greek island on frontline of […]
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Migrants rescued as EU leaders meet
Italian authorities have intercepted some 800 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean as EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss the problem. Migrants rescued near Lampedusa as EU leaders meet […]
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Survivors Excluded from Memorial
Survivors of a shipwreck in which hundreds of African migrants died have protested in Italy after being excluded from a ceremony to honour the victims. Lampedusa: Survivors excluded from Italy […]
